Sen. Chuck Winder

Republican - ID - 20th district

Limited Government Rating

2024: 37.97%

Lifetime: 40.86%

Ratings by Policy Category

42.75%

85.71%

19.03%

83.33%

71.43%

66.67%

25.00%

83.33%

50.00%

30.56%

Title

Lawmaker Position

Increasing Employment Barriers and Weakening Civil Liberties by Forcing Counselors to Undergo Fingerprint-Based Background Checks to Obtain Licensure.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Taxpayers from Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by Requiring Legislative Approval for Expansion.

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Ensuring Government Can Hire the Most Qualified and Talented Employees by Reducing College Degree Requirements.

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Increasing Barriers to Employment and Weakening Civil Liberties by Providing Greater Overreaching Authority to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Property Rights and Combatting Local Government Overreach by Prohibiting Localities from Forcing Property Owners to Participate in Federal Housing Assistance Programs.

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Voted for Limited Government

Combatting Overreaching Regulations by Limiting the Use of Temporary Agency Rules and Increasing Transparency.

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Voted for Limited Government

Preventing Wealth Redistribution by Prohibiting Localities from Establishing "Guaranteed Income Programs."

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Clarity and Transparency on Ballot Questions Pertaining to Bonds and Tax Levies.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Medicaid Spending Under Obamacare Through a New "State Directed Payment" Scheme to Hospitals which Games the System to Extract Additional Federal Funds.

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Voted against Limited Government

Growing Government Regulatory Power within the Pharmaceutical Industry by Imposing New Mandates on Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Benefit Local Pharmacies.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Criminalizing the Practice of "Ballot Harvesting".

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Taxpayers by Prohibiting State Government Departments from Sponsoring or Donating to Non-Governmental Events or Organizations.

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Voted for Limited Government

Restricting Competition Through an Overreaching New Mandate Which Forces Electrical Contracting Businesses to Employ an Electrician with a Greater Amount of Experience.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Individual Liberties by Preventing Localities from Infringing the Right to Own or Carry Knives.

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Voted for Limited Government

Competing With the Private Lending Industry and Placing Taxpayer Funds at Risk through the Establishment of a Commercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditure (C-PACE) Program.

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Voted against Limited Government

Combatting the Regulatory Overreach of Unaccountable Bureaucrats by Ending Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations of Statutes.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Government Dependency and Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by Hiking Postpartum Coverage from 60 Days to 12 Months.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending by Expanding the Office of Species Conservation Through a Bloated Budget and Expansion of Government Bureaucracy.

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Voted against Limited Government

Growing Government Bureaucracy and Ballooning Spending for Unnecessary Initiatives within the Commission on the Arts.

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Voted against Limited Government

Reducing Employment Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals by Imposing Wage Requirements onto Employers.

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Voted against Limited Government

Protecting Taxpayers from Being Forced to Fund Surgeries and Procedures for Gender Dysphoria.

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Voted for Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $12.6 Million Appropriation (Quadrupled since 2022) to the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening the Integrity of the Unemployment Insurance System Through Increased Work Search Requirements.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Government Interference in Private Contracting Agreements Between Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers and Imposing New Protectionist Mandates.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $30 Million Appropriation (64% Higher than 2022) to the Liquor Division.

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Voted against Limited Government

Funding Politicized Research on Climate Change, Community Development and Other Wasteful Initiatives by Appropriating $38.4 Million to the University of Idaho Agricultural Research Program.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Wasteful Spending Through an Over $84 Million Appropriation (350% Increase since 2022) to the Workforce Development Council.

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Voted against Limited Government

Growing Government Bureaucracy and Ballooning Spending to Over $700 Million for Colleges and Universities and Funding for Nearly 5,000 Employees.

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Voted against Limited Government

Hiking Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Health Insurance Companies Cover a 6-Month Supply of Contraceptive Drugs.

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Voted against Limited Government

Hiking Consumer Costs Through Overreaching New Censorship Filter Mandates on Smartphone Manufacturers.

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Voted against Limited Government

Forcing Taxpayers to Create New Voter Guides that Provide Avenues for Government Electioneering and Corruption.

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Voted against Limited Government

Protecting Students and Staff at Public Colleges and Universities from being Forced to Provide Diversity Statements in the Application Process or as a Condition of Employment.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Second Amendment Rights by Providing Immunity to Employers Who Allow Employee Concealed Carry.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Property Rights by Protecting the Right of Individuals to Mine Digital Currency.

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Voted against Limited Government

Weakening Government Transparency and Accountability by Increasing the Reporting Threshold for Service Contracts from $10,000 to $30,000.

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Voted against Limited Government

Safeguarding Taxpayer Funds from Run-Away Inflation by Allowing the State Treasurer to Invest "Idle Money" in Gold and Silver.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Parental Rights by Preventing Minor Medical Care without Parental Consent and Ensuring Parent Access to Child's Medical Records.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting the Religious Liberties of Counselors and Therapists by Ensuring They Are Not Forced to Violate their Sincerely Held Principles.

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No vote

Increasing the Integrity of Ballot Initiatives Through Transparency of Paid Signature Gatherers.

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Voted for Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $87.9 Million Appropriation (250% increase since 2022) to the Department of Parks and Recreation.

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Voted against Limited Government

Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Policies Through the Funding of the Commission on Hispanic Affairs.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through a $169 Million Appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending and Regulatory Overreach Through an Over $36 Million Appropriation to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $203 Million Appropriation (450% Increase) to the Department of Commerce.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Government Dependency and Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $4.7 Billion Appropriation for the State's Expanded Medicaid System under Obamacare.

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Voted against Limited Government

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